Water-curb-box lid.



J. J, HEIMBUEGHER. WATER CURB BOX LID.

APPLICATION FILED MAR. s

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Patented Dec. 14, 1909.

av/2% 'Z ESSES I m ATTORNEYS JOHN J. HEIMBUECHER, OF PITTSBURG,PENNSYLVANIA.

WATER-OURB-BOX LID.

Specification of Letters Patent.

Patented Dec. 14, 1909.

Application filed March 3, 1909. Serial No. 481,039.

To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that 1, JOHN J. HEIM- BUEOHER, a citizen of the UnitedStates, and a resident of Pittsburg, in the .county of Allegheny andState of Pennsylvania, have made new and useful Improvements inWVater-Curb-Box Lids, of which the following is a specification.

This invention is an improvement in water curb boxes, and especially inthe lids thereof; and the invention consists in certain novelconstructions and combinations of parts as will be hereinafter describedand claimed.

In the drawing-11 igure 1 is a vertical longitudinal section of a deviceembodying my invention. Fig. 2 is a top plan view of the lid. Fig. 3 isa bottom plan view of the lid, and Fig. 4 is a perspective view from theupper side of the lid.

By my invention I provide a box lid which can be readily applied andremoved and will be held securely in place when applied for use as shownin Fig. 1.

In the construction shown, A is the upper portion of a water curb box,and at the upper end is formed the lateral angular flange or lip A. Thelid or cover B is composed of segmental sections B and B hinged togetherat D at one edge, and provided at a diametrically opposite point Withafastening at B and the lid is provided with hook like portions or lugs Cat its edges which engage beneath the lip or flange A when the lid isapplied as shown in Fig. 1. The lugs or portions C are arranged inseries and preferably two on each of the sections of the lid as bestshown in Figs. 2 and 3 of the drawing. In securingthe hinge B thesections B and B are preferably provided with knuckles perforated forthe passage of a pintle D, and the fastening at B is effected by meansof knuckles B and B and a cotter pin B but manifestly, a pad lock may beused instead of a cotter pin B, when it is desired to lock the lid inplace.

The construction is simple, can be cheaply made and easily applied andefficiently serves the purpose for which it is designed.

I claim A box lid adapted for use substantially as described andcomprising segmental sec tions hinged together at one edge, and havingfastening means at an opposite point and provided with depending hooklike port-ions or lugs to underlie a flange on the box the sectionscombining to form a circular plate adapted to cover a curb box when theoriginal lid is lost or displaced all substantially as and for thepurposes set forth.

JOHN J. HEIMBUECHER. \Vitnesses:

J OE S. CLIFFORD, J. CALVIN LAVER.

